Cave of Hands Painting

Inspired by the prehistoric artwork painted on the walls of this desert cave that is tucked in the valley of the Pinturas River, in an isolated spot of the Argentine Patagonia, and is not only ancient, but beautiful. There are three distinct styles to be seen, believed to have been created by different peoples at different time periods. But the highlight is what gives La Cueva de las Manos, or “Cave of Hands,” its name: the hundreds of colorful handprints stencilled along the cave’s walls. The hand paintings are dated to around 5,000 BC. It’s believed these cave dwellers stencilled their own hands using bone-made pipes to create the silhouettes. Most of the prints are of left hands, indicating that they probably held the spraying pipe in their right hands. We get a peek into the lives of those who lived in the caves, thought to have last been inhabited by the ancestors of the Tehuelche people of the Patagonian desert. It was first explored by researchers in 1949, and more extensive studies were conducted in the 1960s. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999.

Painting:Manipulated on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:45.3 W x 23.6 H x 1.6 D in

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